PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
1
Great Britain
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Italy
5
Spain
1
Cities
Brussels
1
England
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
4
France
1
Italy
2
Mechelen
1
Netherlands
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
8
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
7
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
4
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
9
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
12
1
2
1
3
2
4
4
5
2
6
5
7
3
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part score
2
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
single
10
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
5
Italian
3
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Sion, Switzerland, Archives du Chapitre, MS 87-1, c. 1494, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
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